PAF miss chance to move up in rankings

Third position holders held to 2-2 draw by KPT.

KARACHI: PAF missed out on the opportunity to top the Pakistan Premier Football League rankings as they drew against KPT 2-2 yesterday.

PAF’s goals consisted of a second minute penalty by Mohammad Sher and a 17th minute strike by Irfan Ali, while Akhtar Mamoon scored a brace for KPT.

The game also had two red cards — one for Mohammad Waseem of KPT and the other for PAF’s Amir Khan.

PAF’s coach Mohammad Arshad reiterated his reservations about the quality of refereeing in the tournament.

“The referee was just trying to balance the number of red cards and yellow cards on both sides,” Arshad told The Express Tribune. “This is not only unfair but also unprofessional.”

PAF stayed in third position with 50 points whereas KPT moved to the 12th spot.

Meanwhile, Navy held on to their ninth position after defeating ZTBL 2-0 in Karachi.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2012.